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Moldova's Wine Country: Why Eastern Europe's Smallest Nation Has the World's Biggest Cellars

Moldova's Wine Country: Why Eastern Europe's Smallest Nation Has the World's Biggest Cellars

Moldova is a landlocked country tucked between Romania and Ukraine, rarely mentioned in travel conversations and frequently confused with other Eastern European countries. It also holds the world record for the largest wine cellar, hosts one of Eur...

Doing Business in Slovenia: Why This Small EU Country Is One of Europe's Best-Kept Investment Secrets

Doing Business in Slovenia: Why This Small EU Country Is One of Europe's Best-Kept Investment Secrets

Slovenia is a country of 2.1 million people at the crossroads of Central Europe — bordered by Austria, Italy, Croatia, and Hungary. It joined the EU in 2004, adopted the euro in 2007, and has since developed one of the most stable, transparent, and b...

Romania Health Guide for Travelers: What You Need to Know Before You Go

Romania Health Guide for Travelers: What You Need to Know Before You Go

Romania is a great destination, from Transylvania's forested mountains, the monasteries of Bucovina, to the Danube Delta, but like any destination, it comes with health considerations worth understanding. Is Romania Safe to Visit (Health-Wise)? Y...

What Does 'Poor' Mean in Luxembourg? Wealth, Inequality, and the Reality of Europe's Richest Country

What Does 'Poor' Mean in Luxembourg? Wealth, Inequality, and the Reality of Europe's Richest Country

Luxembourg has the highest GDP per capita of any European Union member state - approximately €125,000–140,000 per capita, roughly four times the EU average and about twice Germany or France. It is a country of 680,000 people on 2,586 km² (slightly ...

Which countries are actually European?

Which countries are actually European?

Where Does Europe Actually End? Is Iceland in Europe? What about the United Kingdom? Greece? Romania? Turkey? Georgia? Cyprus? And where, exactly, does Europe stop being Europe and become Asia? For travelers, Europe can seem like one of the easie...